Directed evolution of endogenous genes opens door to rapid agronomic trait improvement
Credit: IGDB A research team led by Profs. GAO Caixia and LI Jiayang from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental ...
Month: January 2020
Leviathan polymer brush made with E. coli holds bacteria at bay
Credit: Georgia Tech / Allison Carter A lab goof with an enzyme taken from bacteria has led to the creation ...
New grant enables Clemson researcher to further combat widespread parasitic disease
Credit: Courtesy of Zhicheng Dou CLEMSON, South Carolina -- Biological sciences assistant professor Zhicheng Dou has received a $1.85 million ...
Using caffeine as a tool to study information processing
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 13, 2020--Researchers are using caffeine to study how the brain ...
Unique Toronto-based clinical trial reveals new subtypes of advanced pancreatic cancer
Researchers identify five subtypes of pancreatic cancer, uncovering new opportunities for targeted treatment of the aggressive diseaseCredit: OICR Toronto - ...
AI can detect low-glucose levels via ECG without fingerprick test
Credit: University of Warwick Tracking sugar in the blood is crucial for both healthy individuals and diabetic patients. Current methods ...
Tuning optical resonators gives researchers control over transparency
Method has ramifications for quantum computing, communications and moreCredit: Yang Lab In the quantum realm, under some circumstances and with ...
Ben-Gurion University to present sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer with honorary degree
Dr. Ruth will establish psychology scholarship for research and academia at Ben-Gurion UniversityCredit: American Associates, Ben-Gurion University NEW YORK...January 13, ...
$3.8 million for advanced manufacturing education by the Department of Defense
Credit: Virginia Tech The Department of Defense has awarded Virginia Tech researchers $3.8 million in support of the Office of ...
Risk of lead exposure linked to decreased brain volume in adolescents
Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles reveal a relationship between lead exposure risk and brain structure in children from lower-income ...
Why did we give sailors and soldiers shark repellent that … didn’t work? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2020 -- People have been developing different forms of shark repellent for ...
Innovative CareView app provides patient data on 7 conditions related to 40% of ED visits
Clinician decision support app spreading across an entire stateCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- Doctors at Indiana University Health hospitals now ...
McMaster chemists find new way to break down old tires into material for new ones
Credit: Georgia Kirkos, McMaster University A team of chemists at McMaster University has discovered an innovative way to break down ...
Nano-objects of desire: Assembling ordered nanostructures in 3D
Using shape-programmable DNA frames, scientists established a new nanofabrication platform for directing nanomaterial components of different natures (inorganic and biological) ...
Atomic tuning on cobalt enables an eightfold increase of H2O2 production
Modulating single cobalt atoms boosts a low-cost, efficient, and eco-friendly electrochemical H2O2 production that can potentially benefit the semiconductor and ...
Cell growth: Intricate network of potential new regulatory mechanisms has been decoded
Biophysics: Publication in StructureCredit: HHU / Manuel Etzkorn In the cover article of the Cell Press journal Structure, the authors ...
Israeli docs strike big blow to superbugs
Hebrew University team brings hope to patients with life-threatening, drug-resistant infectionsCredit: Nathalie Balaban and Jiafeng Liu Every year in the ...
Investigational drugs block bone loss in mice receiving chemotherapy
Culprit identified in bone loss from cancer therapyCredit: Zhangting Yao Bone loss that can lead to osteoporosis and fractures is ...
First 3D-printed sensor-operated prosthetic arm for toddlers prototyped by UK engineers
Credit: University of Lincoln The lightweight device with soft grip fingers uses an armband fitted with sensors to detect electrical ...
High temperatures due to global warming will be dramatic even for tardigrades
Credit: Ricardo Neves Global warming, a major aspect of climate change, is already causing a wide range of negative impacts ...
